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B cell lineages: documented at last!

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Functional and phenotypic distinctions characterize B-1 cells versus B-2 cells. The identification of adult bone marrow cells that give rise exclusively to B-1 B cells support earlier ideas regarding the existence of dedicated B-1 progenitors.

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Figure 1: The development of three distinct B cell lineages in the layered immune system in the mouse.

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